Let’s keep this simple. Start by taking a LOT of MEDICINE. Cover at least half of the plate with them. And eat them, don’t just put them on a plate.
Eat a variety of vegetables, not always the same. If you eat vegetables when they are menstruating, it will be much easier.
Should Vegetables Be Natural?
Natural foods are about avoiding pesticides, not just good taste. There is no side effect of taking pesticides. Natural foods have also been shown to have high levels of antioxidants. That’s good for life.
To find a product that has been developed with very low levels of pesticides, just search for Clean 15 Produce 2020. You will find plenty of vegetables on the list, and a few fruits. So you do not need natural foods.
On the other hand, foods grown in large quantities with pesticides can be found by searching Dirty Dozen Produce 2020. This year, this list is mainly fruit with a few vegetables. You don’t have to avoid that food, but buy organic whenever you can.
The most important thing, however, is to eat plenty of vegetables – live or not. Just do it.
What About Fruits? How Important Is It?
Fruits and vegetables are often mixed together, but they are not equal.
I push the vegetables. Eat at least 5 to 9 cup-servings of veggies daily.
Eat 2 fruit meals a day max. Serve is 1/2 cup or 1 medium fruit. This is because the fruit contains fructose, a harmful sugar.
Fructose raises triglycerides, and that is an independent risk factor for heart disease.
Fructose can cause insulin resistance. Metabolic conditions have the same insulin resistance: diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, high triglycerides, heart disease and certain cancers. More than 70% of deaths in the US are due to one or more of those conditions.
Fructose can cause hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) in high-risk people.
Fructose is addictive for some people.
Fructose can create holes.
At the very least, fructose is a bad fuel after exercise. Instead, we need a combination of starch and protein in a 3-to-1 ratio (based on grams or calories).
What else do we need to eat to stay healthy?
Protein is very important and should cover about 1/4 of the plate anyway.
Protein:
It can help boost the immune system. We cannot function without the immune system, and the immune system cannot function with protein / w.
Provides L-glutamine. That’s the immune system that drives. It is found in fish, chicken, beef, eggs, shrimp, crab, cottage cheese, and Greek yogurt. VEGANS: Plant sources of glutamine include chicken, lentils, beans, legumes, nuts, red cabbage, parsley, spinach, collards, kale, cilantro, and vegetable vegetables.
It can help increase body weight if you tighten the train. Because muscle is so much muscle, it provides help with weight control.
It can help control appetite because of the hormones that influence it. Another is CCK, which promotes saturation and lowers carb cravings. Protein lowers ghrelin, which often increases appetite and slower body movement.
It is the key to brain chemistry. Proteins are made of amino acids. Those are precursors of many brain chemicals that “feel good”, including dopamine, norepinephrine and serotonin.
Don’t Eat “False Proteins”
Peanuts are especially fatty, with very little protein. Quinoa is especially carb, low in protein. Beans and rice are high in carb, low in protein.
Instead, vegans can make better use of plant-based proteins: pea, hemp, brown rice, vegetables.
One Last Point
Reduce sugar and white flour. Both are addictive and trigger a high insulin response. High insulin can lead to rebellion, which is the cause of many diseases and almost all chronic diseases. Food is the key to controlling inflammation.
There are many other things that can be said about food, but let’s keep this simple.
